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The Sherborne Mercury is a defunct regional newspaper, published in Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom. It began publication in 1737, predating the national Times. It was a hugely influential newspaper, particularly as its news coverage and distribution went well beyond that of the boundaries of Dorset.{{cn|date=January 2016}} Before any newspaper was published in Cornwall, the Sherborne Mercury had many subscribers and distribution throughout Cornwall, as far west as Penzance, It covered many Cornish news items, and was read by key businessmen and members of the professional class in the County. Archive copies are available in the Cornish Studies Centre in Redruth. It was published by Robert Goadby (1720/21–1778), a printer and bookseller.[1] It commenced publishing in 1737, and it eventually became the Sherborne & Yeovil Mercury. It was sometimes known as the Western Flying Post. Robert Goadby died in Oborne, Dorset, where his body is buried in the local churchyard. Selected content from the newspaperGoadby later inserted the following in his newspaper:
SherbornesThe hawkers, news boys and news carriers were known as Sherbornes. This name was also applied to hawkers and carriers of other regional and local newspapers in the West Country.{{cn|date=January 2016}} Articles of recordArchive copies of this local paper can be found in the County Archives offices of: Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, testament to its historical importance as a newspaper of record in the West Country. It remains a popular source for genealogists and local historians. References1. ^Oxford DNB {{Authority control}}2. ^Cornish Studies Centre, Redruth 6 : Newspapers published in Dorset|Defunct newspapers of the United Kingdom|Organisations based in Dorset|Publications established in 1737|1737 establishments in England|Sherborne |
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